induction and calories

[elke1007]

I've been reading the reactions to my post "atkins backward" and have decided to start induction again tomorrow. I had planned to get right back into it today , but boyfriend emptied the fridge yesterday and so I have to go shopping today first to get something healthy in the house again

But as I've been reading a lot of posts here on the board and on other atkins sites and it got me wondering.
How much am I allowed to eat? I always thought from reading the books that i could eat as much as I needed to be sattisfied , but I have seen posts on this board where calories are still mentioned.
When I'm good , a typical day is 2 eggs , beaten , fried in butter with half a cup mushrooms or peppers added. For lunch I have half a cup of salad , with 1 can tuna or about 6-7 ounces meat , with mayonaise. Dinner is 1 cup cooked veggies such as broccoli or green beans (those I throw in a big pot with some butter and onion) , with enough meat to feel full (not stuffed) , about 6-7 ounces.
Is this about ok?

Hope to get some good advice as I really want to do well this time

[Elizellen]

Elke - first congratulations on deciding to do induction first!

Dont get confused by worrying about calories at this stage. Induction will help you get rid of those sweets cravings and get you started on the fatburning if you concentrate on doing it 'by the book' and counting carbs! Dr Atkins never said that calories 'dont count' but he did say 'dont count calories'.

One of the benefits of keeping carbs down but eating fats till we are no longer hungry is that we tend to keep our calories fairly low without trying! And as we are fuelled by fats not by carbs we have what Dr Atkins called the #metabolic advantage' in that we can lose weight on a higher calorie input than when on a lowfat diet.

Your suggested menus look good, but do make sure you have some legal highfat snacks available too so you will have something to eat if the munchies strike! I like how you are spreading your carbs across the day too!

[not2late]

Some people count calories because they are used to doing that and they use that method to keep track of the amount of food they eat.

Other people don't count calories and use standard serving sizes (and their ability to feel satiety) as their means of controlling food intake.

Dr. Atkins hoped that the natural appetite suppression of his diet would help us to re-learn our natural hunger-satiety cues.

Just remember what Dr. Atkins wrote in DANDR 2002 Chapter 11

Although there is no need to count calories, they do matter. Gaining weight results from taking in more calories than you expend through exercise, thermogenesis (the body's own heat products) and other metabolic functions. Research has shown that on a controlled carbohydrate program, more alories are burned than in a low-fat/high carb diet, so there is a certain metabolic advantage to the controlled carb approach. But understand that this does not give you the license to gorge.

The last sentence is particularly important: don't gorge. Don't eat 16 ounce of steak because you can eat thatamount. Don't eat 1/2 cups of salad dressing because you can eat that amount. Especially with the added fats, stick to the serving sizes listed on the bottles because it takes very alittle added fat to make your diet "high fat" (ie: over 50% total calories from fat).

the major thing you can learn from this ..is
1. eat until you are content then stop
2. eat only the foods on the list
3. stop worrying about anything else because the more simple this is for you the more likely you will succeed

good luck girl OOOXXX

[H20]

Elke,

I am new so anyone can correct me if I am wrong, but I have noticed the calorie thing too on here. But from reading the posts, I have noticed that the calorie people are also people who are either nearing goal and are trying to get those last pounds off or they are people who are biologically destined to have some calorie issues so they count. I am not counting as I am only on Day 3, but I have to admit that by using fitday, I have an idea of my calories. I know all the meat calories and stuff can be scary, especially when we are conditioned to count them, but I am trying to focus on the fact that my food is now pure. I mean, I would think 200 calories of chicken is much better than 200 calories of nachos. Right? Sorry for rambling.

Deborah

Originally Posted by elke1007

I've been reading the reactions to my post "atkins backward" and have decided to start induction again tomorrow. I had planned to get right back into it today , but boyfriend emptied the fridge yesterday and so I have to go shopping today first to get something healthy in the house again

But as I've been reading a lot of posts here on the board and on other atkins sites and it got me wondering.
How much am I allowed to eat? I always thought from reading the books that i could eat as much as I needed to be sattisfied , but I have seen posts on this board where calories are still mentioned.
When I'm good , a typical day is 2 eggs , beaten , fried in butter with half a cup mushrooms or peppers added. For lunch I have half a cup of salad , with 1 can tuna or about 6-7 ounces meat , with mayonaise. Dinner is 1 cup cooked veggies such as broccoli or green beans (those I throw in a big pot with some butter and onion) , with enough meat to feel full (not stuffed) , about 6-7 ounces.
Is this about ok?

Hope to get some good advice as I really want to do well this time